About Us
The Tallahassee Chapter of Drifter's, Inc. was installed on March 27, 1976. Initial membership included nineteen (19) charter members. The first officers and members included *Drifters Rebecca Steele (President), Ada Puryear (Vice President), *Marian Temple (Recording Secretary), *Marie Scales (Financial Secretary), *Wilnette O’Rouke (Treasurer), Lottie Muldrow (Historian), Vertia Rollins (Parliamentarian), *Thelma Gorham (Reporter), Barbara Anders (St. Petersburg), Wilhelmina Dumas, *Jackie Hartley, *Peggy Jefferson, *Margaret Lewis, *Nancy Martin, *Yolande Mason, Deloris Mitchell (Jacksonville), *Jacqueline Thomas, *Joyce Oates, *C. Bette Wimbush, and Ruth Williams (Founder). Norfolk, Virginia was the founding chapter. *Deceased
“I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.”
― Maya Angelou
Our Mission
Strengthen Our Families to Build Better Communities: Save our children – Assist our seniors.
Our Vision
We are focused on voter registration and education, we continue our pledge of Service and Sisterhood and promote our national theme, “Strengthen our families to build better communities.”
The Drifters Code
D – Devotion
R – Responsibility
I – Intelligence
F – Friendliness
T – Truthfulness
E – Eudemonism
R – Rationality
by Drifter Ednae Rose, Norfolk Chapter
❖The Drifter Flower is the Gladiola
❖The Drifters Colors are Coral and Silver Gray
❖The Drifter Emblems are Driftwood & Queen Nefertiti
❖The Drifter Roles are:
❖Drifter Mate: Driftwood
❖ Drifter Child: Kindling
❖ Drifter Grandchild: Splinter
❖ Drifter Male (over 21): Kindlewood
